“We
had a lot of trouble with western mental health workers who came
here immediately after the genocide and we had
to ask some of them to leave.
They
came and their practice did not involve being outside in the sun where you
begin to feel better, there was no music or drumming to get your blood flowing
again, there was no sense that everyone had taken the day off so that the
entire community could come together to try to lift you up and bring you back
to joy,
there was no acknowledgement of the depression
as something invasive and external that could actually be cast out again.
Instead they would take people one at a time
into these dingy little rooms and have them sit around for an hour or so and
talk about bad things that had happened to them. We had to ask them to leave.”
~A
Rwandan talking to a western writer, Andrew Solomon,
about
his experience with western mental health and depression.
Exciting traditional female
and male Zulu Dancing. Filmed by Tekweni TV Productions, a television
production company based in Durban South Africa. www.satvchannel.com 0027 31
2611034. -----------------------------------------------
Setapa performed by Umkhathi
Theatre Works
Artistic Director Matesu Dube
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
DanceAfrica 2013
Artistic Director Chuck Davis
Produced by BAM
Umkhathi Theatre Works is a theater, dance, and music troupe formed in 1997 in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The company has emerged as a leading performing arts
organization in its home country and has performed throughout Africa and
overseas. Its mission is to strive for community development through the arts
while reviving African traditions and cultures.
Video produced by BAM
Produced by Nick Schwartz-Hall
Directed by Ben Cohen
Edited by Catherine Lee and Ben Cohen
Camera Operators: Alex Guns, Ben Katz and Reuben Kleiner
From the Kinolibrary archive
film collections. To order the clip clean and high res visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. Clip ref KLR654
1950s Watussi dancers, Kenya, Africa
Rare and old footage of African drumming, dating back to 1930. Taken from
documentaries, cartoons, movies and amateur footage.
The soundtrack is not the original. It is from the album 'African Drumming',
which is available as a CD or for download here: http://www.afrodrumming.com/music-sto...
Dance Master Class @ JCC in
Houston of the Song & Dance Ensemble of West Africa. Presented
by SPA, Rice BSA & Houston JCC
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The
Rwandan prescription for Depression:
Sun,
drum, dance, community.
“We
had a lot of trouble with western mental health workers who came
here immediately after the genocide and we had
to ask some of them to leave.
They
came and their practice did not involve being outside in the sun where you
begin to feel better, there was no music or drumming to get your blood flowing
again, there was no sense that everyone had taken the day off so that the
entire community could come together to try to lift you up and bring you back
to joy,
there was no acknowledgement of the depression
as something invasive and external that could actually be cast out again.
Instead they would take people one at a time
into these dingy little rooms and have them sit around for an hour or so and
talk about bad things that had happened to them. We had to ask them to leave.”
~A
Rwandan talking to a western writer, Andrew Solomon,
about
his experience with western mental health and depression.
hermoso y conmovedor video de las mujerestamborillerasde ingoma, Ruanda…
Ingoma Nshya, tambores
que curan a las mujeres en Ruanda- 9.24 min
Mujeres tamborileras de Ingoma, Ruanda
Hermoso e inspirador video.
Publicado
el 21/03/2013
El genocidio también alteró el orden y las jerarquías
sociales en Ruanda. Ingoma
Nshya, el primer grupo de mujeres tamborileras del país es un ejemplo de ello.
Antes de las masacres, los tambores sólo podían ser tocados por algunos
hombres,
cuidadosamente seleccionados. Hoy en días las mujeres tamborileras de Ingoma
están reconocidas internacionalmente, han realizado giras por todo África,
Europa
y Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, a la vez que un modo de dar recursos a las
mujeres
participantes, esta idea de Odile Katese que se ha desarrollado en el marco de
la
Universidad de Butare, es y ha sido sobretodo una forma de terapia colectiva
que, a
través de la creación y del arte, ha ayudado a la sanación de este grupo de
mujeres.
Vídeo perteneciente al Especial despuesdelapaz.periodismohumano.com
Comentarios-
Hermoso, conmovedor , cuanto dolor queda en la sociedad,
pero juntas se reconstruyen las cicatrices
“We
had a lot of trouble with western mental health workers who came
here immediately after the genocide and we had
to ask some of them to leave.
They
came and their practice did not involve being outside in the sun where you
begin to feel better, there was no music or drumming to get your blood flowing
again, there was no sense that everyone had taken the day off so that the
entire community could come together to try to lift you up and bring you back
to joy,
there was no acknowledgement of the depression
as something invasive and external that could actually be cast out again.
Instead they would take people one at a time
into these dingy little rooms and have them sit around for an hour or so and
talk about bad things that had happened to them. We had to ask them to leave.”
~A
Rwandan talking to a western writer, Andrew Solomon,
about
his experience with western mental health and depression.
Maasai warriors called "Moraan" and there traditional dances
and vocals. The filmed villages was located at Ol Doinyo Lenagi the Mountain of
God L´Engai.
Canción- Queen
Of Hearts (feat. Mayer Hawthorne) The black Opera --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DANCE This 2008: African Dance "Zehil" and "Rugaro
nekutamba- Bennin- 9.52 MIN
Etienne Cakpo (guest performer),
a professional dancer and choreographer from Benin, is the director, lead
choreographer and dancer of Gansango Music and Dance. Etienne has been building
his repertoire of traditional and modern dance for nearly 20 years. In addition
to conducting personal research to learn regional dances and musical traditions
in his country, he has worked in remote areas of Benin with international
ethnomusicologists, musicians and filmmakers. Etienne has performed with
artists from many countries, including Haiti, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, France,
Mali and the United States. He currently lives and works in Seattle. Etienne
has been a teacher for DT since 2004 and a guest choreographer and performer at
DT in 2002 and 2006. gansango.com
Lora Lue Chiorah (African/Sukutai Music and Dance Ensemble choreographer) has
taught for the Washington State Arts Commission for over 20 years, sharing her
knowledge of music, song, dance, story-telling and childrens games. She has
performed for the past 27 years either with Lora and Sukutai Music and Dance
Ensemble or with Dumi and Minanzi Marimba Ensemble. Lora was born and raised in
Zimbabwe. She now lives in Seattle, where she has worked as a recreation
specialist for the Seattle Parks Department for 25 years, primarily at Langston
Hughes Cultural Arts Center. Her group, Sukutai Music and Dance Ensemble
performs traditional and contemporary music from Africa with vibrant music,
colorful costumes and dances with high-energy footwork and quick, lively
drumming. Lora instructed for the 2006 and 2007 DT Intensive and choreographed
and performed in the 1999 and 2006 performances. STG and Spectrum Dance
presented Sukutai last December at Kane Hall. myspace.com/sukutai
Mix Kuku de Maoka
Mamady Keïta 2006 Guinea Matoto- 6.24 min
The name of the rhythm i's "Kuku de Maoka", means it's
a "Kuku" from the region of Maoka in Ivory Coast-. This is classy
drumming...Mamady Keita is one of my favourite drummers, because his solos
are so beautiful-. There is also some definite technique to getting good
tones, but a good drum (or a great one like Mamady's) and the right skin,
will defintely go along way to getting them like
that.- love this one, it rocks sooo much!! I cant sit
still! Bongo Sidibe's rocking that one note on the dununba
with his hip movements adding to the spirit of the whole thing, Mamadys
soloing is spot on--adding to the swing and the drive
I love his virtuosity and the fact he lets the music breath--leaving the
right amount of space between licks-. pace e ritmo...
Maybe you don't know that
Babatunde inspired many american 50's jazz musician. His role is fundamental
for the fusion of different musical styles. Without african polyrhythms many
musical styles couldn't exist; and Babatunde have had the great merit to bring african music
in america. The rest is history. Ps think before writing something ;-)
My parents are baby-boomers and they had Olatunji albums in their record
collection, so I grew
up on them. Listening to them taught me how to dance, because you can't move to
this music without moving your whole body. It's so awesome.
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the great Orquesta Aragon in Cha Cha Cha style, composed by Pedro Junco.
This group was founded by Oreste Aragon in 1939 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. He was the
first director for many years until died. Then Rafael Lay who was a member of
the orchestra at the age of 20 took over the Orchestra in 1948. He was
responsible of making the orchestra know worldwide. In 1982 Rafael Lay was
killed in a car accident then, Richard Egues who was the flautist took over the
Orchestra for a period of time. Then son of Rafael Lay who also bears his name
took over the orchestra. He is the actual leader. Newer members of the
orchestra include Eduardo Rubio (flute), Lázaro González Siboré
(percussion/violin), Guillermo Garcia (percussion) and Orlando Pérez (piano).
In this video you will also see some old members, the most known among them is
the great singer and dancer Bacallao. We present this video so the new
generations knows these great Cuban artists.
EL LADRON. ( sonia lopez y la sonora santanera) -2.49
Sonora Santanera El ladron, interpretada por Sonia Lopez
Letra:
Quiero relatar lo que a mi me sucedió Cuando la otra noche mi sueño se turbo Un hombre parado con algo me apunto Encendí la luz cuando vi que era un ladrón
Cuando me miro yo temblando lo mire Cuando se acerco yo sin habla me quede Salga de la cama en seguida me ordeno Yo le obedecí y verán lo que paso
¡Que es lo que paso¡ que se desmayo
Ven, ven, ven ladronzuelo ven Hay pero ven y ven y ven a robarme a mí Pero ven, ven, ven, ven, ven ladronzuelo ven Hay pero ven y ven y ven a robarme a mi
Cuando me miro yo temblando lo mire Cuando se acerco yo sin habla me quede Salga de la cama en seguida me ordeno Yo le obedecí y verán lo que paso
¡Que es lo que paso¡ que se desmayo
Ven, ven, ven ladronzuelo ven Hay pero ven y ven y ven a robarme a mí Pero ven, ven, ven, ven, ven ladronzuelo ven Hay pero ven y ven y ven a robarme a mi
Ven, ven, ven ladronzuelo ven Hay pero ven y ven y ven a robarme a mí Pero ven, ven, ven, ven, ven ladronzuelo ven Hay pero ven y ven y ven a robarme a mi
